Meanings
nounyapok (plural yapoks)
plural yapoks · alternative yapock
- The water opossum (Chironectes minimus).
Yapoks are carnivorous, eating small fish, crabs, crustaceans, insects, and frogs.
1989, John F. Eisenberg, Kent H. Redford, Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 52
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Probably from the Oyapok River in French Guyana.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian япок
- япок (japok)Chironectes minimus
Czech vačice vydří
- vačice vydříChironectes minimus
Finnish pussisaukko
- pussisaukkoChironectes minimus
German Schwimmbeutler, Wasseropossum
- SchwimmbeutlerChironectes minimus
- WasseropossumChironectes minimus
- YapokChironectes minimus
Hungarian yapok, vízioposszum
- yapokChironectes minimus
- vízioposszumChironectes minimus
Italian yapok
- yapokChironectes minimus
Polish japok
- japokChironectes minimus
Cite this entry
APA
yapok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yapok
MLA
“yapok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yapok. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yapok,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yapok.
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